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Source photo: Panoramic view of village Coiromonte, frazione of Armeno in Province of Novara - Piedmont - Italy, 2017-11-01.jpg · Mænsard vokser
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nano Banana 2 (Higgsfield) · 6/10/2026
77 min · 90 km · from Piazza del Duomo, by car
Armeno
Mottarone hills · Nineteenth-century villas, meadows and woods above the east shore
In one sentence
Armeno is the largest of the hill villages and the gateway to the Mottarone road: 2,085 residents, 543 m up, 2.5 km from the lake, 77 min from Milan.
Data sheet
By car, without traffic
| From | Drive time | Kilometres |
|---|---|---|
| Milan | 77 min | 90 |
| Malpensa | 57 min | 50 |
| Linate | 86 min | 95 |
| Novara | 53 min | 52 |
| Turin | 1 h 39 min | 130 |
| Lugano | 85 min | 99 |
| Zurich | 3 h 54 min | 302 |
| Basel | 4 h 27 min | 359 |
| Bern | 4 h 15 min | 316 |
| Geneva | 3 h 57 min | 307 |
| Munich | 6 h 08 min | 514 |
OSRM on OpenStreetMap data, without traffic, measured on 6 October 2026. Arrival at the centre of the place.
elevation
543 m253 m above the lake · from 499 m to 693 m around the point
Copernicus DEM (GLO-90) for the point; Terrain Tiles for the surroundings (400 m radius). Ground elevation, not buildings.
Sun on 21 December
7 h 38 min of direct sun, from 08:44 to 16:21 (out of 8 h 29 min of theoretical daylight)
Our own calculation on the terrain (Terrain Tiles): only the mountains count, not buildings or trees.
Train, boat, schools
- Nearest station
- Pettenasco · 2.5 km
- Nearest pier
- Navigazione Orta Omegna · 2.8 km
- State schools in the municipality
- scuola infanzia, scuola primaria, scuola primo grado
- residents
- 2,085 · ISTAT 1/1/2025
as the crow flies
Landslides and floods (municipality)
- of residents in high or very high landslide hazard areas
- 2.4%
- of residents in medium flood hazard areas
- 4.3%
ISPRA IdroGEO, percentages for the whole municipality (2021 census population), not for the point.
Distances
Armeno and its neighbours
| Places | Drive time | Kilometres |
|---|---|---|
| Miasino | 4 min | 3.0 |
| Legro | 5 min | 4.1 |
| Vacciago | 6 min | 4.8 |
| Orta San Giulio | 8 min | 5.7 |
| Pettenasco | 8 min | 7.2 |
| Ameno | 8 min | 5.1 |
| Bolzano Novarese | 9 min | 8.0 |
| Omegna | 13 min | 8.7 |
| Gozzano | 13 min | 11.5 |
| San Maurizio d'Opaglio | 16 min | 15.2 |
| Nonio | 17 min | 13.1 |
| Pella | 22 min | 18.8 |
| Quarna Sopra | 25 min | 16.8 |
| Ronco | 26 min | 21.7 |
| Madonna del Sasso | 26 min | 21.7 |
OSRM without traffic, measured on 6 October 2026. On the lake the road goes round the water: from one shore to the other the car takes longer than the boat.
How life is
Living in Armeno
The village below Mottarone
Armeno's territory covers 31.5 km² and climbs the slopes of Mottarone to almost 1,400 m. The SP41 starts here, the main toll-free road to the summit. The cable car from Stresa, on the other side, has been shut since 23 May 2021, when the cabin fell and 14 people died; in October 2026 it has no reopening date.
Alongside traditional woodworking, Wikipedia mentions household-goods companies, as across the Cusio district. The village centre is at 543 m, 253 m above the lake and 2.5 km from the shore as the crow flies: the hill place furthest from the water.
A village with its own schools
With 2,085 residents (ISTAT, 1 January 2025) Armeno is the most populous municipality in the hills, and the only one in the atlas that ISTAT estimates as growing: 2,089 on 1 January 2026. It has a state nursery, primary and lower secondary school; the nearest upper secondary schools are in Gozzano or Omegna (13 min).
For healthcare, Omegna has a first-aid point, not an emergency department; the level-I emergency department is in Borgomanero. According to ISPRA, 2.4% of residents live in areas of high or very high landslide hazard and 4.3% in areas of medium flood hazard.
Hill sun, upland winters
On 21 December our calculation gives Armeno 7 h 38 min of direct sun, from 8:44 am to 4:21 pm: an hour more than Piazza Motta. On 21 June it is 14 h 23 min. The calculation covers terrain only.
The flip side is altitude: at 543 m, and higher up towards Mottarone, winter is colder than on the shore. We have no local weather station with published averages: this is an indication, not a measurement.
What you buy and at what price
According to OMI (2nd half of 2025), in the old central core (B1) standard homes are valued at €990–1,450/m², economy homes at €550–810/m². In the residential hill zone D1 standard homes are at €950–1,400/m² and villas at €1,150–1,650/m². Against the 2nd half of 2024, standard homes rose by 4.3–4.4% at the midpoint, villas by 3.7%.
Villas are valued the same as in Ameno. These are valuations, not sale prices: ranges estimated by zone and type, on gross floor area and normal condition.
Getting there
By car, without traffic: 77 min (90 km) from Milan's Duomo, 57 min (50 km) from Malpensa T1, 85 min from Lugano. The nearest stations are Pettenasco (2.5 km as the crow flies) and Orta-Miasino (3.3 km), on the Novara–Domodossola line; for Milan you change at Novara.
Miasino is 4 min away, Orta and Pettenasco 8, Omegna 13. Boats leave from Pettenasco and Orta, from March to October.
By car, without traffic · OSRM on OpenStreetMap data, measured on 6 October 2026.
Quotations
What the quotations say in Armeno
| OMI zone | Type | €/m² | Rent €/m² per month | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1 · vecchio nucleo centrale Centrale | Abitazioni civili | 990–1,450 | 3.3–4.6 | +4.3% |
| Abitazioni di tipo economico | 550–810 | 1.9–2.7 | +1.5% | |
| D1 · collinare residenziale Periferica | Abitazioni civili | 950–1,400 | 3.2–4.5 | +4.4% |
| Abitazioni di tipo economico | 560–820 | 1.9–2.7 | +1.5% | |
| Ville e Villini | 1,150–1,650 | 4.3–5.9 | +3.7% |
Italian Revenue Agency, OMI, 2nd half of 2025, normal condition; change on the 2nd half of 2024. These are estimated ranges per zone, not individual sale prices.
Honestly
Does Armeno suit you?
It suits you if
- You want schools from nursery to lower secondary in the village.
- You want space and land below Mottarone, 8 min from the lake.
- You want a villa at €1,150–1,650/m² with 7 h 38 min of December sun.
Look elsewhere if
- You want a lake view from home: the shore is 2.5 km away and the village faces the mountain.
- You want mild lakeside winters.
- You are counting on the Mottarone cable car: it has been shut since 2021.
Questions
The questions we are asked
How much does a house cost in Armeno?
OMI values standard homes at €950–1,450/m² depending on the zone and villas at €1,150–1,650/m² (2nd half of 2025). Economy homes in the old core are at €550–810/m². These are estimated ranges, not signed prices.
Which schools are in Armeno?
A state nursery, primary and lower secondary school. For upper secondary you go to Omegna (13 min) or Gozzano. Private (paritarie) schools are not in the Ministry data.
Can you drive up Mottarone from Armeno?
Yes: the SP41 starts in Armeno and is the main toll-free road to the summit. The cable car from Stresa has been closed since the accident of 23 May 2021, and in October 2026 has no reopening date.
Does Armeno have a lake view?
The village centre is 2.5 km from the shore as the crow flies and 253 m above the lake, on the Mottarone side. From some spots you see the lake, from many you do not. Check house by house.
Can I buy here through OrtaVillas?
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Sources
- ISTAT – Popolazione residente al 1° gennaio 2025 e stima 2026 (POSAS) · read on 2026-10-06
- Agenzia delle Entrate – OMI, quotazioni 2° semestre 2025 e 2° semestre 2024, Armeno · read on 2026-10-06
- OSRM su dati © OpenStreetMap contributors – tempi in auto senza traffico · read on 2026-10-06
- ISPRA IdroGEO – indicatori di pericolosità e superficie, comune di Armeno · read on 2026-10-06
- MIM – Anagrafe scuole statali a.s. 2026/27 · read on 2026-10-06
- Sole al 21 dicembre, marzo e giugno: calcolo OrtaVillas su AWS Terrain Tiles (EU-DEM/SRTM) · read on 2026-10-06
- Quota: Copernicus DEM GLO-90 via Open-Meteo Elevation API · read on 2026-10-06
- Wikipedia (it) – Armeno (territorio fino a quasi 1.400 m, SP41 per il Mottarone, legno e casalinghi) · read on 2026-10-06
- ANSA – Mottarone, la funivia ancora ferma al quinto anniversario (23/5/2026) · read on 2026-10-06
- Stresa Turismo – Funivia Stresa-Alpino-Mottarone: la funivia è chiusa · read on 2026-10-06
- ASL VCO – Punto di Primo Intervento di Omegna · read on 2026-10-06
- ASL NO – Borgomanero, Ospedale SS. Trinità, DEA di I livello (BUR Piemonte 1/4/2026) · read on 2026-10-06